{"product_id":"language-in-danger-9780231129008","title":"Language in Danger","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides an engrossing account of both how languages evolve and interact with one another, and of how much is lost when the last speaker of [a language] dies. -- Michael Dirda * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eWarning of the loss of linguistic diversity as speakers are assimilated to global languages, Dalby argues that language loss entails an irreplaceable loss of local cultural knowledge... [T]his is a successful presentation of a key argument for preserving linguistic diversity. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003ePassionate and lucid... the whole book works up to a magnificent final chapter... ardent, dignified, and convincing. * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA wide-ranging and lucid study of how languages die. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis argument about why we should care about the present-day loss of languages is convincing. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Dalby (2003), as author of \u003ci\u003eLanguage in Danger\u003c\/i\u003e provides an interesting account of how languages evolve and interact with one another... The aim to promote awareness for cultural linguistic diversity, regardless of globalisation, can be heard loud and clear. -- Nicholas Alexis Zoffel * Language and Intercultural Communication *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Language and Our Species\u003cbr\u003e2. Language and Change\u003cbr\u003e3. Language and Community\u003cbr\u003e4. Language and Nation\u003cbr\u003e5. How to Become a Global Language\u003cbr\u003e6. When We Lose a Language\u003cbr\u003e7. The Loss of Diversity","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400213209431,"sku":"9780231129008","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231129008.jpg?v=1730470079","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-in-danger-9780231129008","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}